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September 27, 2009

G155: Yankees 4, Red Sox 2

The Red Sox had runners at second and third with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but Jacoby Ellsbury grounded weakly back to Mariano Rivera and the Yankees finished a three-game sweep and clinched the AL East.

Texas led the Rays 5-0 after seven innings, but lost 7-6. Boston's WC Magic # is 2.

Bad news: The Yankees (with a magic number of 1) can clinch the East with a win this afternoon. New York will likely celebrate winning the division at home, but how's about we have them do it on Monday against the Royals? Just for appearance's sake.

Byrd was the ultimate mixed bag [against the Royals] in his last start, giving up a five-spot in the first inning and then being unscored on for the remainder of an outing that lasted 6.2 innings. ...

Coming back after skipping one turn through the rotation to alleviate fatigue in his left shoulder, Pettitte showed signs of rust in the first inning against the Angels on Monday, quickly running up his pitch count ... Completing the sixth inning and reporting that his shoulder felt strong enough to continue pitching, Pettitte was instead pulled after 91 pitches.

The Red Sox are 6 GA of the Rangers in the Wild Card, with a magic number of 3. Baring some bizarre effing disaster, the final week of the regular season will be little more than exhibition games, getting everyone ready and rested for the ALDS. Rays/Rangers at 3 PM.

The Yankee bias in this broadcast is ridiculous. Have they spent even 10 seconds yet talking about the Sox? About the only comlimentary thing said about the Sox so far was when they said, "He's back!" about Varitek's hit. And I'm fairly certain that was sarcasm, so it doesn't really count.

I got here just in time to see the now-deleted comment. I have to admit I've been having visions of plane crashes myself.

I think it has to just be a joke at this point with the Jeter shots. Miller talking about A-Rod's third base replacement from earlier in the year--cut to Jeter in dugout! Teixeira hits home run, cut to Jeter in dugout! I think these producers are just playing a drinking game. There's no way you could really think Jeter has something to do with any of this stuff.

This is so freakin awesome, since I have tix to tomorrow night--it went from no chance of seeing a clinch because the clinch would happen well before then, to, no chance of a clinch because the magic # still STILL be 3, to now having a chance to see a clinch again thanks to the TAMPA BAY RAYS!!! Who'da thought we'd be rooting for them in late Sept. this year.....